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Udinese vs Fiorentina: Preview The Viola

Despite a decent recent record in Udine, any game at the Dacia Arena feels like a trip to the dentist.

Does Fiorentina only sign players who’ve scored against it? Diving into the silliest transfer numbers imaginable.

We're doing very serious research on a Friday.

Viola Station 96: 16th* place never felt so good Mike, Mike, and Tito chop up an alarmingly positive couple of weeks for Fiorentina.

In our defense, we recorded this before today's uh festivities and we have now learned a harsh lesson about optimism.

Might start a thread of Fiorentina summaries as hypothetical post-hardcore album names and this will be entry number one.

That's the perfect 1-word description of this whole season.

Fiorentina 2-4 Jagiellonia Białystok: Match report It was about as awful a game as the devil himself could’ve dreamed up but the Viola eventually get it over the line.

Was it fun? No.
Is it over? Yes.
Should we talk about it further? Get outta here.

Fiorentina vs Jagiellonia Białystok: Lineups and how to watch The Viola lineups in cup competitions get a little bit weirder every time.

Fiorentina (4-3-3): Lezzerini; Gosens, Pongračić, Comuzzo, Fortini; Fabbian, Ndour, Mandragora; Fazzini, Piccoli, Dodô

Jagiellonia (4-3-3): Abramowicz; Wdowik, Pelmard, Vital, Wojtuszek; Imaz, Romanczuk, Mazurek; Jóźwiak, Pululu, Pozo

Fiorentina vs Jagiellonia Białystok: Preview The Viola host Jaga for what should be a dead rubber. SHOULD be.

This ought to be pretty simple, which means Fiorentina is about to go full Rube Goldberg.

Keep up with distinguished VN alum @amazinglorenzo.bsky.social, who is not just our former editor but also an outrageously talented and kind human.

On the menu? More suffering.

Fiorentina 1-0 Pisa: Match report The Viola didn’t make it easy on themselves but eventually come away with a win for the 3rd game in a row.

The first streak this team's produced this year that hasn't been inside its own undergarments. Feels pretty good. www.violanation.com/serie-a/2140...

Sure would be nice but we haven't sweated nearly enough yet.

Your lips to god's ears.

Fiorentina vs Pisa: Lineups and how to watch The Viola gear up for a relegation 6-pointer of a Tuscan derby, which is just too many storylines.

Fiorentina (4-3-3): de Gea; Parisi, Ranieri, Pongračić, Dodô; Brescianini, Fagioli, Ndour; Solomon, Kean, Harrison

Pisa (3-4-2-1): Nícolas; Bozhinov, Caracciolo, Canestrelli; Angori, Loyola, Marin, Touré; Iling-Junior, Moreo; Stojilković

Rolando Mandragora’s midfield masterclass in Poland The fans haven’t always loved the Mandrake but he showed why every Viola coach relies on him.

Fiorentina's often underappreciated midfield maestro gets a bit of spotlight, courtesy of the always excellent @zachlowy.bsky.social.

Fiorentina vs Pisa: Preview The Viola take a win streak into the Tuscan derby, assuming two games can comprise a streak.

Since Pisa's almost certainly getting relegated, let's hope this is the last time we see this particular derby for the next 18 months.

What happened to Fiorentina’s 2012 roster, Part 2 It’s time to remember some guys harder than you thought you could remember some guys.

Is it blatant nostalgia bait? Of course.
Is it still pretty fun? Yeah.

It's about to get entirely too alliterative, isn't it.

Something got cut!

It was every attack that Jaga probably should've had and didn't.

Jagiellonia Białystok 0-3 Fiorentina: Match report The Viola produce a remarkably efficient second half to put one foot in the round of 16.

Woah.

Jagiellonia Białystok vs Fiorentina: Lineups and how to watch The Viola deploy an expectedly experimental lineup in arctic conditions.

Jagiellonia (4-3-3): Abramowicz; Wdowik, Pelmard, Vital, Wojtuszek; Imaz, Flach, Mazurek; Jóźwiak, Baždar, Pozo

Fiorentina (4-3-3): Lezzerini; Gosens, Ranieri, Comuzzo, Fortini; Fabbian, Ndour, Mandragora; Fazzini, Piccoli, Harrison

Jagiellonia Białystok vs Fiorentina: Preview The Viola get a long, cold midweek trip that they probably don’t really want to make.

Fixture designed in a secret government laboratory to interrupt whatever momentum Fiorentina might've generated from beating Como.

Como 1-2 Fiorentina: Match report It took a lot of luck and an unexpected dip into the dark arts but the Viola secure a massive 3 points away from home.

We've seen relegation candidates smash-and-grab Fiorentina like this countless times, but my, my, how the turn tables.

Como vs Fiorentina: Lineups and how to watch No surprises from either side in a battle of Serie A’s darlings against its biggest disappointments.

Como (4-2-3-1): Butez; Valle, Kempf, Ramón, Vojvodina; Da Cunha, Perrone; Baturina, Paz, Kühn; Douvickas

Fiorentina (4-3-3): de Gea; Parisi, Ranieri, Pongračić, Dodô; Brescianini, Fagioli, Mandragora; Solomon, Kean, Harrison

Firing Paolo Vanoli is the peak of idiocy The mister isn’t the solution but he also isn’t the problem.

Which, of course, means it's absolutely in play for Fiorentina.

Why Dodô is Vital to Fiorentina’s Hopes of Staying Up Your best source for quality Fiorentina news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

The great @zachlowy.bsky.social is back on site with an exclusive interview with Dodô's old coach.

Como vs Fiorentina: Preview The Viola hope for a different result on the road against a team that’s already beaten them twice in Florence.

Every time you think your week can't get worse, you realize that Fiorentina plays at the weekend.

What happened to Fiorentina’s 2012 roster, Part 1 Seeing what happened to an extraordinarily fun group of players.

It's never a bad time to remember some guys, but on Facundo Roncaglia's birthday? It's a better time than ever.

Is Fiorentina the worst late-game team in Serie A? All the explanation in the world is worth less than a tenth of the solution, but we’re stuck with the former for now.

The eyeball test says that Fiorentina's hopeless towards the triple blast. The numbers indicate levels to the assness, though.

Not sure any of the VN crew are allowed inside the Franchi anymore so we've turned to the cleverest of disguises. Thanks for blowing up the spot.